On Thursday 8 November, the Government of Taiwan commissioned two new warships bought from the US. During the ceremony, Taiwan reiterated its position of resisting Beijing’s threats to the island’s democracy. While the vessels were built in the 1980’s, the US Navy has maintained them according...

In relation to #China's #UPR session in the Human Rights Council, around 1000 people gathered in #Geneva to demonstrate against the severe human rights violations in #SouthernMongolia and #Tibet, as well as the mass arbitrary detention of the #Uyghur people by Chinese authorities in internment camps.
The protest was organised in cooperation between UNPO, the World Uyghur Congress and the Society for Threatened People.

The election of #Bolsonaro in #Brazil threatens ongoing processes of demarcation of 11.3 million hectares of #indigenous lands, which are home to around 120,000 indigenous peoples. Additionally, 117 million hectares of previously recognised indigenous lands are threatened by his proposed infrastructure projects such as roads, hydroelectric projects and mining activities.

As millions of Americans head to the polls for the mid-term elections, residents of the District of Columbia are still not able to cast votes for both Senator and member of the House of Representatives. Advocates argue that the American citizens of the District are being treated unequally and that t...